Statistics Job Trends in Preston

Statistics
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Statistics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - 33
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Statistics 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 0.63% - 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.12% - 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 - £32,000
Lancashire median annual salary £34,000 £45,000 £32,815
% change year-on-year -24.44% +37.13% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston

Statistics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 179 74 189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 56.11% 92.50% 92.65%
Number of salaries quoted 105 45 146
10th Percentile £30,698 £44,650 £25,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £48,869 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +12.43% +5.06%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,900 £63,750
Lancashire median annual salary £47,000 £50,055 £46,457
% change year-on-year -6.10% +7.74% -2.98%

Statistics
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Statistics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Statistics job vacancy trend in Preston

Statistics
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Statistics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Statistics

Statistics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check